I Can Deduce Arts by Slaying Demons-Chapter 39: Fang Sheng Driven Mad! An Encounter!

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Fang Sheng Driven Mad! An Encounter!

"Is it really just a little?"

Liang Cheng looked at Lu Xuan with some suspicion. Why did it feel like this "little" was a long distance away?

Junling Mountain Range!

A pair of feet stepped on the lush green grass, with morning dew on the grass splashing to the ground.

The person arriving was precisely Lu Xuan.

Ever since learning from the bandit’s mouth that they had a master, Lu Xuan felt like he had a thorn in his throat.

So, early the next morning, he rushed to the Junling Mountain Range to verify if what the bandit said was true.

If it was true, then he couldn’t be blamed.

He absolutely wouldn’t let anyone who had designs on the Lu Family survive in this world.

Lu Xuan gazed indifferently at the continuous rolling mountains ahead, recalling the precise location the dying bandit had revealed.

Without further thought, Lu Xuan mobilized his inner Qi, moving like a shadow, disappearing into the mountains.

With the Wind Chasing Step Skill enhanced by inner Qi, Lu Xuan felt like a tiger with wings; even in the face of steep, rugged mountains, he traversed them as if on flat ground.

In less than half an hour after Lu Xuan left, five figures followed the path he had just taken.

"Mr. Li, this is the road leading into the depths of Junling Mountain Range. The chieftain of Black Wind Stronghold, Fang Sheng, is inside."

The speaker was the Chief Constable of Qingyun County, Chen Shi, and the four people following him were Li Yanran and her two companions, as well as Ye Xuan.

As for Ye Xuan, she had persistently pleaded with Li Yanran to allow her to come along for the experience.

However, Ye Xuan could only stay outside the bandit’s stronghold with Chen Shi to keep watch, while Li Yanran and her companions went inside to deal with the chieftain, Fang Sheng.

Li Yanran followed Chen Shi’s gaze, glanced at the Junling Mountain Range, and then spoke, "Mr. Chen, lead the way. We must act quickly before Fang Sheng catches on."

"Yes, Mr. Li!"

Meanwhile, as Lu Xuan and Li Yanran headed towards the stronghold, inside, Fang Sheng wore a gloomy expression, his chest glowing with an unusually bright white lotus, casting an eerie white light on his face.

The fleshly embryo on the white lotus had grown significantly larger than before, its thrumming more intense, as if it was about to break out at any moment.

Clang!

A crisp sound rang out as Fang Sheng angrily swept the teacup off the table.

"Useless!"

"A bunch of useless fools!"

Seeing that the second and third in command had not returned, Fang Sheng could no longer contain his fury.

Feeling the white lotus inside rapidly absorbing his blood and energy, combined with the fact that the storeroom’s herbs had been entirely consumed, his anger boiled over.

Hearing the commotion in the main hall, several bandits rushed in from outside.

Upon seeing their chieftain’s fury-stricken face, fear struck these bandits’ hearts.

"Chieftain, the second and third in command haven’t returned yet. Should we go to Qingyun County?"

"Get lost!"

Receiving their chieftain’s command to leave, the bandits felt a sense of relief, promptly turning to exit without hesitation.

At that moment, a dazzling white light flickered in Fang Sheng’s eyes, and deep within his pupils appeared an illusory white lotus.

Eat!

Eat!

I want to eat!

The last thread of Fang Sheng’s sanity finally vanished; his eyes burned as he looked at the departing figures.

With his blood and energy rapidly dwindling, a severe hunger seized the upper hand, prompting an unbelievable idea!

An idea that even frightened Fang Sheng—it was the desire to devour those people. He truly wanted to.

Such an enticing aroma!

Fang Sheng seemed to pick up on a peculiar scent, one he had never perceived before.

It emanated from those people ahead.

Meaty aroma!

Indeed, it was the aroma of meat!

"Wait!"

Just as these relieved bandits were about to step out of the stronghold hall.

An ill-timed voice reached their ears.

They froze instantly, pulling back the foot about to step out.

For this voice originated from their chieftain, reigniting the unease they’d just dismissed.

As they hesitated to turn back, a figure swiftly appeared behind them.

Pfft!

The sound of something being pierced, with a spray of fluid following.

The bandit in the center looked confused before slowly glancing down.

He saw his body impaled by an emaciated arm, the withered hand clutching a violently beating heart.

The adjacent bandits witnessed this abrupt scene, their expressions of horror turning to their chieftain.

"Chieftain, you, you, you......"

It dawned on them who was responsible—it was their chieftain!

Before they could react, Fang Sheng withdrew his emaciated arm and shifted his gaze to the rest of the bandits.

Fang Sheng’s ravenous eyes regarded them like delicacies on a dining table, eager to consume them whole.

"Chieftain, spare......"

The pleas for mercy from the bandits were abruptly silenced, followed by the thud of bodies hitting the ground.

At the base of the mountain near the stronghold.

Lu Xuan had already arrived, although the precise location given by the bandit was his first time in the Junling Mountain Range.

He got lost for a while, significantly delaying his journey.

As Lu Xuan prepared to continue up, suddenly, footsteps echoed not far behind.

Lu Xuan’s eyebrows raised slightly, surprised, as he turned to look back.

In this remote forest, to hear footsteps?

Could it be bandits? Or perhaps something else?

Looking up, Lu Xuan spotted five figures swiftly approaching from several hundred meters away.

"Huh, it’s him?"

"The Chief Constable of Qingyun County, Chen Shi?"

"And that woman looks familiar, as though I’ve seen her somewhere before."

Lu Xuan had crossed paths with Chief Constable Chen Shi a few times.

When his father, Lu Jiahe, celebrated his grand birthday, Chen Shi had attended to offer his congratulations.

As Lu Xuan observed them, they also noticed his presence.

Lu Xuan frowned, intending to hide but realized he had already been seen, so he abandoned the notion and stood his ground, waiting for them to approach.

"Mr. Li, be careful, there’s someone ahead!"

Chen Shi spotted Lu Xuan in the distance, and of course, Li Yanran did too.

Li Yanran’s beautiful eyes sized up Lu Xuan as the distance between them closed to less than ten meters.

They cried out in surprise.

"It’s you!"

"It’s you, the young man from the Lu Family!"